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SKETCH OF THE ARTIST 

By Himself 



WAR CARTOONS 

BY- JOHN-F. -KNOTT 

Cartoonist for the Dallas News 



Grateful Acknowledgment is 
made to A. H. Belo & Co., 
publishers of the Dallas News, 
for permission to reprint in this 
book the cartoons that first ap- 
peared in the News. 



Copyright 1918 

by 

John F. Knott 



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1918 



To 

C. L. K. 



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THEY BELIEVED IN PREPAREDNESS 







THE PIONEER 

January 26, 1917 













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JOHN BULL: "A HARMLESS SUBMARINE? THERE AIN'T NO 

SUCH ANIMAL!" 

July 13. 1916 







SHADE OF LINCOLN: "I, TOO, HAD A STORMY VOYAGE.' 

Feb. 12. 1917. 




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THE TEMPTATION 

March 2, 1917 



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THE MAD KING OF PRUSSIA 

March S, 1917 




DISSEMBLING THEIR LOVE. 

March 31. 1917. 




PART OF OUR PLAN. 

April IB. 1917. 



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CONSPIEATOES 

April 22, 1917 




STOPPED AUTOMATICALLY. 




"NO INDEMNITY? NO ANNEXATIONS? WHAT DO YOU THINK I 
STARTED THIS WAR FOR, ANYWAY?" 

May 8. 1917 




PEACE CHESTNUTS 

M»y 14, 1117 




AMERICANS REALLY OUGHT TO SEE AMERICA FIRST, BUT- 
(Many of our best people are going to Europe this summer.) 



UNCLE SAMS 
PROVISION 

STORH 




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NO MORE DOG MEAT, SONNY" 

July 10, 1917 




"NOW WATCH ME DRAW AN ARMY" 

July 20. 1917 




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THE GERMAN PITFALL 

July 27. 1S17 




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BACK TO THE SCENE OF HIS CRIME 

July St. 1(17 













THANK GOODNESS, HE'S THROUGH THE WORST OF IT. 

July 29. 1917. 







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THE GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND 
July 31, 1817 







A LITTLE DIVERSION FOR THE PEOPLE 

Jaljr — . 1817 






AH,- I'M GLAD TO SEE 
VOU LOOKIMG 
SO PROSPEROUS ! 




ENTER OUR GENIAL TAX ASSESSOR 

Aufuit II, U17 










DROWNED OUT 

September 5, 1917 










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HltE'R RABBIT AND THE TAR BABY 
Sep tern bar 12. l!H7 



WELL, WE'RE WILLING 
TO LET THE MATTER DROP 







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THEY WANT THE CASE DISMISSED 

.September 23. 1917 




EMBARRASSING 

September 26. 1917 




CHANGING HIS SPOTS 

September 28, 1917 




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WHO COULD BLAME HIM? 

October 4, 1917 




FIGHT IT WITH FIRE 

October 24, 1917 




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THE SUBSTITUTE 

October 30, IS17 





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MEATLESS; LIKE THE DOG IN AESOP'S FABLE 

November », 1917 




SOME DAY THEY'LL GET TOGETHER 

November 16, 1917 




THE SPIDER AND THE FLY 

November 22, 1917 







"KAMERAD!" 

November 33, 191? 




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IVAN THE TERRIBLY SIMPLE 

November 24, 1817 




ITALIAN GRAPES 

November 30. 1917 




OK TO BERLIN 





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OLIVER TWIST HOOVER 

December IB, 1917 




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DRAFTED 

December 28, 1917 




THE TWO-HEADED MONSTER 

December 29. 1917 




HE CERTAINLY HAS BEEN GOOD TO HER 

January 24. 1111 




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THE ORIGINAL GROUND HOG 

February 2. 1918 




UNSINKABLE 

February 8, 1918 



AND 1 WANT THAT 
BARREL TOO \ 




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ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF GERMAN THOROUGHNESS 



February 32, 1»1* 




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THE BEAST WITH THE INSATIABLE HUNGER 

February 26, 1818 




THE ONLY WEAPON THAT CAN GET HIM 

March 7. 1»1« 




AFTER THE RAID 

March 14. 1818 



PURTY GOOD FER. 
AN AMACHOOR, 
HEY, PERFESSOR ? 



HEES TECHNIQUE _ 
MARVELOUS ! 

AND HEES EXECUTION 
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THE PROMISING PUPIL 

March 17. 1»U 




IT SHOOTS FARTHER THAN HE DREAMS 

March 2«. l»lt 




"CELEBRATE!" 

March 37. 1818 




HINDENBURG: "THE RAIN STOPPED US' 

April 6, 1918 




THE TRAINS FROM FRANCE 

April 10. 1918 




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SHADED PORTION SHOWS 
GROUND OCCUPIED BY 
THE GERMANS SINCE 
APRIL 9 



SCALE : 



FESTUBERTO 

50000 100000 IS0000 300000 MEN 

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THE NEW SALIENT 
April ie, 1918 



WELL. ANVWAY, THESE GERMANS WfLL 
NEVER START A REVOLUTION 



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THE BRIGHT SIDE 

April 17, 1918 




DAILY REPORT: "HINDENBURG IS HURLING FRESH DIVISIONS" 

April 20. 1811 




THAT DRIVE OF HINDENBURGS 

May T. 1918 




THE BATTERING RAM 

May 28. ISIS 




ECLIPSE OF THE HUN-VISIBLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD 

EXCEPT GERMANY 



June 8. 191S 




PLEASE, COULD WE HAVE. 
SOME BUTTER- BREAD ? 



J ACH, DOT'S ANOTHER 
-. STORY AGAIN, - 
fey\i^N GO TO SLEEP ! 




GERMAN FAIRY TALES 

June 15. 1918 




THE DESPERATE ICE MAN 

Juno 16, 1918 




HOLDING THE BAG 

June 20. 1918 




WAITING FOR THEIR EMANCIPATION DAY. 

June 19. 1918. 




THE AUSTRIAN SHIP OF STATE 

June 2S. 1818 




WHY RUSSIA MUST BE FREED 

June 30. 1918 




JUST BEFORE THE AWAKENING— JULY 4, 1918 

July 4, 1918 




THE SALVATION ARMY 

July 12, 1918 







'TO THE BASTILE!" 

July 14. 1018 




DROWNED IN THE MARNE 

July 21, 1918 



- HAS NOT BEEt 
CO -OPERATING 
LATEUY 




SOMEBODY IS IN FOR AN AWFUL CALL-DOWN 

August 1, 1918 



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rns PROTEST AGAINST A GERMAN PEACE 

Aurust 2, 1918 




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NOT A DROP! 

August 8, 1918 




THE SWORD OF FOCH AND THE HUNSTRICTOR 

August 11, 1918 




THE UNLUCKY NUMBER 
Beptembnr 12. 1918 



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OPEN SEASON AND NO LIMIT ON THE VARMINTS 

September 16, 1918 




THE PREREQUISITE OF PEACE 

September 17. 1918 




THE SINKING U-BOAT 

September 26. 1918 



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THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER 

September 27. 1918 




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THE BULGAR SHOWS THE WAY 

October 1. 1918 




WELL, LOOK WHO'S HERE! 

October 4, 1918 




THE BULGAR SHOWS THE WAY 

October 1. 1918 




WELL, LOOK WHO'S HERE! 

October 4. 1918 




'WE BURN WITH A DESIRE FOR PEACE" 
October 8, 1818 




PROSPECTIVE WIDOW? 

October 20. 1»1» 




THE REBIRTH OF A NATION 

October 21. 1918 




KEEPING UP WITH THE "THIRTY-SIXTH' 

October 23. 191* 



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SPOIL THE ROD AND SAVE THE CHILDREN 

October 24. 1918 




WHEN THE BAND BROKE UP 

OoUbtr 28. lll« 




REFERRED TO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS DEPARTMENT 



October 27, 1918 



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THE BREAD LINE 

November 2. 1918 




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THE BOCHE STOOD ON THE BURNING DECK 

November 5. 1918 




MY LORD, THE CARRIAGE WAITS" 

November 6, 1918 




CHUST VAIT; 
LL GET 'EH 
YET 



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THE SUPER-DIPLOMAT 

November 7, 1918 






I USED TO COULD GIT A DIME OR TWO BITS 
FROM DAD MOST ANY DAY. BUT NOW 
I GOT TO HOE WEEDS IN THE POTATO PATCH 
TWO HOURS FER A NICKLE J 
DARN THIS WAR, ANY WAS" 



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WAR-TIME ECONOMICS. 



Ah- SHE 
HASNT GOT 
THE GUMPTION 
ro GET RiD 
OF HIM-' 
HE 5 GOT 



I UNDERSTAND 
HE'S ALREADY 

Took h i S 
TRUNK. 
AND GONE 




THE NEIGHBORS' GOSSIP ABOUT THE HOHENZOLLERN FAMILY. 



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BACK FROM EXILE 

November 12, 1918 













THE BLOODLESS REVOLUTION 

November 14, 1918 




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WHO SAYS THE REVOLUTION DID NOT SUCCEED! 

Nov. 19, 1918. 




RETRIBUTION 



VELU IT DIDNT PAY 



NOT THIS TIME. 




GERMAN "REPENTANCE 1 



